6685--Room Pressure Monitors & Install

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE Project Title: Room Pressure Monitors & Install Announcement No.: 36C24621Q0696 The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price, delivery order for 20 commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) Room Pressure Monitor Systems for various surgical and isolation rooms for Durham VAMC. The room pressure monitors are designed to keep critical areas of operating rooms, laboratories, and isolation rooms safe by reducing contamination. The total estimated value is $89,880. Market research has been conducted and it has been found that the room pressure monitor system will be included into Durham VAMC s Building Automation System (BAS) contract 36C24620F0227. The BAS control systems generate reports that are used to document required work. These reports are used by Durham VAMC as evidence during audits and inspections. Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of the Durham VAMC. The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. This is not a request for quote or proposals. Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contracting Specialist, Isaac Hernandez at [email protected] (no phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Question Submission 36C24621Q0696.